I just watched Raiders of the Lost Ark, and wondered about that Nazi flying wing

The Nazi Flying Wing seen in the film was not a real plane.

 Raiders production designer Norman Reynolds designed the plane for the film, based on historical Northrop Corporation designs and drawings by Ron Cobb of the Horten Ho-2-29.

The fake plane was built by Vickers, and was painted in London at EMI Elstree Studios. In order to ship the unwieldy prop to Tunisia, it had to be disassembled and sent piecemeal before being reconstructed on location.
After the Flying Wing was destroyed in the film in 1981, the remains of the plane sat quietly in the Tunisian desert, where parts of it was salvaged by prop collectors.
http://indianajones.wikia.com/wiki/Flying_Wing

http://dieselpunk.livejournal.com/423162.html#cutid1

great wagon design, from the Burt Lancaster movie "The Scalphunters" with Ossie Davis, Telly Savalas, and Shelly Winters

I liked the movie, Ossie and Burt have contrasting views about everything, Telly is the bad guy who has stolen from Burt, and this wagon is Shelly's transport to Mexico. The small stove over the water barrel, the little dresser and mirror, and the canvas shades that roll up are nice features, but the best part is the full size brass bed inside the wagon for a comfortable nights sleep, every night. No camping on the ground with a bedroll and blanket, hell no, it's a matress and pillows plus sheets and blankets = total comfort

Bet you never heard of the Disney car!

Above via: http://vividlyvintage.com

Above, Tony Curtis in Johnny Dark

Bottom 2: Road and Track Sept 1955
Click on them for full size

the Lightning McQueen car still on tour

http://www.carandmodel.com/gallery/wow_world_of_wheels_phoenix_2008?page=25 from reading http://www.driveonline.com/ in print

Fast & Furious.. . . .. New model. Original parts

For the above preview, at 3 times the size (awesome sound) click the link, and then click on "Watch Trailer" (right most option, bottom middle of screen)

http://www.fastandfuriousmovie.net/?dst=ushewidgetFast%20&%20Furious%20-%20Theatrical%20Trailer&__source=ushewidgetFast%20&%20Furious%20-%20Theatrical%

For a really good post about all of the movie, a lot about the cars, and so on... http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/03/fast-furious-4-cars-and-trailer.html